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Repo Man

  • 19841984
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  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Repo Man (1984)
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  • Action
  • Comedy
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A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.A young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
37K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,905
474
  • Director
    • Alex Cox
  • Writer
    • Alex Cox
  • Stars
    • Harry Dean Stanton
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Tracey Walter
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alex Cox
  • Writer
    • Alex Cox
  • Stars
    • Harry Dean Stanton
    • Emilio Estevez
    • Tracey Walter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 201User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Emilio Estevez and Fox Harris in Repo Man (1984)
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    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Budas Bud
    Emilio Estevez
    Emilio Estevez
    • Ottoas Otto
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Milleras Miller
    Olivia Barash
    Olivia Barash
    • Leilaas Leila
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Liteas Lite
    Susan Barnes
    • Agent Rogerszas Agent Rogersz
    Fox Harris
    • J. Frank Parnellas J. Frank Parnell
    Tom Finnegan
    Tom Finnegan
    • Olyas Oly
    Del Zamora
    Del Zamora
    • Lagartoas Lagarto
    Eddie Velez
    Eddie Velez
    • Napoas Napo
    Zander Schloss
    • Kevinas Kevin
    Jennifer Balgobin
    • Debbias Debbi
    Dick Rude
    • Dukeas Duke
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Archieas Archie
    • (as Michael Sandoval)
    Vonetta McGee
    Vonetta McGee
    • Marleneas Marlene
    Richard Foronjy
    Richard Foronjy
    • Plettschneras Plettschner
    Bruce White
    • Reverend Larryas Reverend Larry
    Biff Yeager
    Biff Yeager
    • Agent Bas Agent B
    • Director
      • Alex Cox
    • Writer
      • Alex Cox
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      No special effects were used to make the Chevy Malibu glow while parked at the repossession lot. Instead, the car was completely coated with 3M reflective paint, at an approximate price of $600 per bucket.
    • Goofs
      When the motorcycle cop goes to open the trunk, he takes Parnell's car keys with him - after he gets vaporized, Parnell pulls away without going to get them.
    • Quotes

      Debbi: Duke, let's go do some crimes.

      Duke: Yeah. Let's go get sushi and not pay.

    • Crazy credits
      Credits scroll down instead of up
    • Alternate versions
      Television version, supervised by director Alex Cox, features alternate footage to the theatrical release.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cent une tueries de zombies (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Repo Man Theme Song
      Written and Performed by Iggy Pop

    User reviews201

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    Top review
    7/10
    the damnedest cult-movie; uneven but rocking with attitude, humor and individuality
    Alex Cox probably knew what he was doing with Repo Man, but it was probably something he concocted while in the basement of a young punk rocker with a lot of dirty second-rate comic books and a lot of booze. How it comes out on the screen makes it a kind of bizarre outcast in the realm of science-fiction comedies, because it's not entirely a comedy (there's some moments that feel like they SHOULD be more dramatic, like the dynamic between Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez for the most part, or the scenes with secret-service-type alien chasers). In fact science fiction seems to be looming over the heads of everyone like it's some sort of half-goofy half-conspiratorial quagmire, all leading up to a Chevy Malibu that has a certain 'quality' about it. Much of the story's tangents don't even seem to make too much sense, and the structure feels like it's been put together in cheap (hence the comic-books). But Cox is always working with a mind-set for what's unexpected with absurdities and, oddly enough for such a punk-rock movie, quirkiness.

    Estevez plays Otto, a perennial punk-rocker who has a 'f*** you' attitude to practically all authority figures, which keeps him usually unemployed. Enter in Stanton with his job as a repo-man, with cars getting taken away by "dildoes who don't follow the rules", and so he joins up as he's got no prospects at all. As he learns how to go about getting car after car, a suspicious wormy guy in glasses is driving around a peculiar car that has a trunk that's similar to something out of the Ark of the Covenant, only more alien-like. So then, as Cox's rude and crude attitude goes, we get the secret-service guys, the bizarre punks who are all about causing disorganized chaos and robberies, ill-tempered Hispanics, a far-out guy at the repo place named Miller, and meanwhile there's always wackiness around the corner. The characters are more or less the main thing Cox works with here, as almost everyone here is an eccentric, or an oddball, or a total off-his-rocker loon (or just, you know, with their 'secrets'). And Otto himself is a prototype of the typical 80s kid, with no respect but not necessarily stupid either.

    And around these characters a lot of crazy things go on, or lines of dialog, and they either work or they don't. The only problem is that Cox isn't always focused with everything from scene to scene, and there's a mid-section that just comes off even too weird for me. But I didn't mind this for the most part; there's almost a sense in the narrative that it's supposed to be sloppy and mismanaged, and through this there's more inventive qualities than one might find in a more prestigious flick with more money. Add on to this one of the great 80s soundtracks, and an ending that gives a big laugh with a big raised-eyebrow, Repo Man is a shaggy dog story, a rebellious-youth pic, and an urban take on the old tale of aliens coming to Earth (for what reason I still can't tell). A minor work of ingenuity that is understandably with its cult audience.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 2, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Alex Cox
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Zorlu Yarış
    • Filming locations
      • Orpheum Theater - 842 South Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Edge City Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $129,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $95,300
      • Mar 4, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $129,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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